Alberta Foundation for the Arts 2018-19 Annual Report Table of Contents Message from the Chair................................................................................................................. 3 Overview ......................................................................................................................................... 4 Mandate........................................................................................................................................... 4 Linkages to the Ministry’s Business Plan ........................................................................................ 4 Board Governance .......................................................................................................................... 5 Board Compensation Disclosure ................................................................................................. 5 Membership ..................................................................................................................................... 6 Results Analysis ............................................................................................................................. 7 Performance Measure and Indicator Results .............................................................................. 7 Core Businesses and Goals ........................................................................................................ 7 Note on Financial Statements ..................................................................................................... 20 Social Media Contact Information .............................................................................................. 20 Alberta Foundation for the Arts | 2018-19 Annual Report 2 Message from the Chair The Alberta Foundation for the Arts (AFA) has been dedicated to supporting the development of the arts in Alberta for nearly three decades. We are incredibly proud to do this work on behalf of Albertans through our granting programs, art exhibition programs, and management of an extensive provincial art collection, the largest provincial art collection in Canada. For 2018-19, funding for the AFA remained steady, allowing us to continue providing consistent and reliable support to individual artists and organizations. The AFA provided 760 grants to organizations and 369 grants to artists from across the province working in a variety of fields. We have seen great results this year with one of our new grant programs, Major Arts Presenters. This program was launched in 2016 and supported strong growth for organizations like the Calgary International Film Festival, Edmonton International Film Festival and Metro Cinema Society. Eighty-three artworks were added to the province’s art collection, which is now valued at more than $16.6 million. The artworks came to us through the Art Acquisitions by Application program, donations from the public, curatorial purchase, and the Public Art Commissions program. Many of the artworks acquired were by artists not yet represented in the collection. In March 2019, a work by Alex Janvier, renowned Denesuline artist from the Cold Lake First Nations, was installed at the Royal Alberta Museum in Edmonton. The monumental painting, titled O’ Kanada, was acquired by the AFA in 2017. I encourage Albertans to experience this incredible work for themselves – in the free-admission area on the second floor of the museum, directly across from the Manitou Stone. In 2018-19, we were able to upgrade the AFA’s virtual museum (eMuseum) to provide curators and the public with better online access to the AFA’s artworks. The upgrade allows visitors to create their own galleries of artworks from the collection. They can also submit their gallery to AFA staff to obtain more information about their selected works. This is another way the AFA can share the province’s treasure of artworks with Albertans. The previous year saw many successes, and on behalf of the AFA board of directors, I am pleased to share these results in the 2018-19 Annual Report. Sincerely, Liam Oddie, Chair Alberta Foundation for the Arts Alberta Foundation for the Arts | 2018-19 Annual Report 3 Overview Mandate The Alberta Foundation for the Arts encourages and supports the arts as a significant contributor to quality of life in Alberta. The AFA was established in 1991 as a public agency and a provincial corporation with a mandate to support and contribute to the development of the arts in Alberta. We provide funding to artists and art organizations to encourage the growth and development of the arts sector. We also promote the arts and manage an extensive provincial art collection featuring work from artists all over the province. Reporting to Alberta’s Minister of Culture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women, the AFA is guided by the objectives found in the Alberta Foundation for the Arts Act. Linkages to the Ministry’s Business Plan Alberta Foundation for the Arts programs are linked to the following outcome articulated in the Culture and Tourism (now Culture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women) 2018-21 Business Plan: Outcome One: Vibrant, active communities and diverse cultural opportunities enhance Albertans’ quality of life. Specifically, the AFA worked on Key Strategy 1.2: “Provide support for artists and arts organizations to promote access, excellence and sustainability for the arts in Alberta.” The work of the AFA also contributed to the results of performance measure 1.c and performance indicator 1.d: Performance measure 1.c: Percentage of adult Albertans who attended arts activities or events Performance indicator 1.d: Percentage of adult Albertans who feel arts activities are important in contributing to the overall quality of life in their community Alberta Foundation for the Arts | 2018-19 Annual Report 4 Board Governance The AFA Board of Directors encourages and supports Alberta’s arts community by: allocating the annual budget approving AFA funding and scholarships approving and monitoring the acquisition, exhibition, and preservation of works in the AFA collection developing and implementing the AFA’s strategic plan The board of directors operates under a code of conduct that reflects a commitment to the AFA's values and provides a framework to guide ethical conduct in a way that upholds the integrity and reputation of the agency. Board Compensation Disclosure The AFA publishes the names and compensation of Board members online as required per the Public Sector Compensation Transparency Act. Alberta Foundation for the Arts | 2018-19 Annual Report 5 Membership Liam Oddie Chair, Calgary Luca Petryshyn Aleem Bharwani Jane Edmundson Vice Chair, Edmonton Calgary Lethbridge Candace Hook Ava Karvonen Jamie Leong-Huxley Grande Prairie Edmonton Calgary Nabil Malik Cameron McCormick Scott McTavish Fort McMurray Edmonton Calgary Christy Morin Holly Turner Ian Warwick Edmonton Edmonton Red Deer Vacancies for the AFA board are posted on the Board Recruitment Web Portal. Alberta Foundation for the Arts | 2018-19 Annual Report 6 Results Analysis Performance Measure and Indicator Results Results for the performance measure and indicator from the Alberta Culture and Tourism 2018-21 Business Plan are gathered through the annual Survey of Albertans on Culture and Tourism. The results from 2016-19 are as follows: Survey of Albertans results, 2016-2019 84.5 84.1 75.9 76.3 76.4 80.5 Performance Measure 1.c: Percentage of adult Performance Indicator 1.d: Percentage of adult Albertans who attended arts activities or events Albertans who feel arts activities are important in contributing to the overall quality of life in their community 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 Core Businesses and Goals AFA activities are developed through adherence to goals set out in the AFA 2015-18 Strategic Plan, as described below. In 2019, the AFA will release a new strategic plan for 2019-22. Core Business One: Funding Goal: Support arts that encourage excellence, provide public access, build capacity and strive for sustainability. o Promote AFA programs to provide access to arts support. o Encourage and support best practices for artists and arts organizations. o Adapt to the changing arts ecology by encouraging innovation and sustainability. o Respond to the changing needs of the arts community through continuous evaluation. AFA’s support for the arts is primarily driven by our granting programs. Operational grants provide ongoing support to organizations that provide access to art experiences and create job opportunities for artists and cultural workers. Project funding is awarded to organizations and individual artists primarily through an expert panel adjudication process. Alberta Foundation for the Arts | 2018-19 Annual Report 7 Impact of Funding AFA expenditures, 2018-19 $31,733,116 AFA expenditure breakdown1,2 27.3M 1.8M 1.7M 1.1M Grant programs Art Collection Cultural Industries Administration Funding awarded by recipient type3 $22.2M $3.5M Organizations Individuals Funding approved by region Interested in exploring our data? More details are available on our Impact of Funding page and on open.alberta.ca. 1 Expenditures for each category include program support expenses. 2 Funding awarded to Cultural Industries of $1,666,000. Cultural Industries grant programs were administered by the Department of Culture and Tourism and grant disbursements were approved by the Minister of Culture and Tourism. The Board had no involvement or oversight of this program. 3 Funding awarded does not include